HIGH
Buffer overflows in the finger and whois demonstration scripts in Sambar Server 4.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long hostname
Published Jul 12, 2000
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.35%
Description
Buffer overflows in the finger and whois demonstration scripts in Sambar Server 4.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long hostname.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.35% 0.04346
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04346
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.35% (0.04346) | 90.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.35% (0.04346) | 89.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.60% (0.02601) | 84.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.63% (0.03631) | 79.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.60% (0.02601) | 84.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00221) | 61.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00221) | 60.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00221) | 58.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=95990103207665&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1287 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=95990103207665&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1287 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 12, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jul 11, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0509
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a